Artist: François-Xavier Roth, London Symphony Orchestra
Album: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra – Debussy: Jeux
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 49:34
Total Tracks: 11
Total Size: 1,65 GB

Tracklist:

1-01. François-Xavier Roth – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Also sprach Zarathustra. Sonnenaufgang (01:37)
1-02. François-Xavier Roth – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: II. Von den Hinterweltlern (03:28)
1-03. François-Xavier Roth – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: III. Von den großen Sehnsucht (01:48)
1-04. François-Xavier Roth – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: IV. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften (01:53)
1-05. François-Xavier Roth – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: V. Das Grablied (02:07)
1-06. François-Xavier Roth – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: VI. Von der Wissenschaft (04:05)
1-07. François-Xavier Roth – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: VIIa. Der Genesende. Energisch (01:39)
1-08. François-Xavier Roth – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: VIIb. Der Genesende. Ziemlich langsam (03:15)
1-09. François-Xavier Roth – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: VIII. Das Tanzlied (07:10)
1-10. François-Xavier Roth – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: IX. Das Nachtwanderlied (04:40)
1-11. François-Xavier Roth – Jeux, poème dansé, L. 133 (L. 126) (17:48)

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Opening with its famous ‘Sunrise’ fanfare, there is no mistaking Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra. A bold, intrepid tone poem, famously used by Stanley Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey, it explores mankind’s place in the universe, diving headfirst into themes of religion, science and individuality.

François-Xavier Roth’s interpretation of Debussy’s Jeux completes the album. The kaleidoscopic score begins in a darkened stillness, developing fluidly with flashes of light and playful, chromatic motifs that perfectly depict the ‘games’—firstly childish, later amorous—of the ballet’s characters.